November 17, 2022, 5:26 PM
November 17, 2022, 5:26 PM
Midfielder Nicolás González was replaced in the list of 26 players called up by Argentina for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, being replaced in it by Ángel Correa, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) reported this Thursday.
“After today’s training session, soccer player Nicolás González suffered a muscle injury and will be left out of the World Cup roster. In his replacement, the CT (technical body) of Argentina summons Ángel Correa”, wrote the AFA on the official Twitter account of the selection.
The name of Nicolás González, from the Italian Fiorentina, had entered the roulette wheel of speculation in the press in recent hours due to the muscular problems thatthat dragged, after the coach Lionel Scaloni warned on Wednesday, after winning 5-0 in a friendly in the United Arab Emirates, that “there are players who are not one hundred percent” and that there was the “possibility” of making changes to the list.
The teams qualified for the World Cup can modify their list of 26 called up to one day before their debut in the tournamentwhich in the case of Argentina will be on Tuesday the 22nd against Saudi Arabia.
Less than an hour after announcing midfielder Nico González’s absence due to injury for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, The Argentine Football Association (AFA) confirmed this Thursday the second name that falls off the list for the same reason, the attacker Joaquín Correa.
“The player Joaquín Correa will also be disaffected from the World Cup squad due to injury. The replacement will be informed in the next few hours,” the AFA explained in a message on Twitter.
The Inter Milan player would have ended with pain in one of his legs the friendly won 5-0 on Wednesday by the Albiceleste in the United Arab Emirates, although the AFA did not specify the nature of the problem.
Although in the case of Nico González it was immediately announced that Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) will be his replacement on the listin that of Joaquín Correa the identity of the chosen one was not announced.
According to the regulations, the teams can make changes due to injury in their lists of 26 summoned up to one day before the date of their first match in the World Cup, which in the case of Argentina will be on Tuesday the 22nd against Saudi Arabia.
